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Extensive I/O Section Featuring 4 IMPACT II™ Preamps

With a very wide gain range, any type of microphone can be
used with these great sounding mic preamps. Customized headroom
ensures high quality recordings by treating very hot signal levels
equal to low signal levels. Phantom power for condenser microphones
goes without saying. The phantom power of Studio Konnekt 48 is
compatible with all dynamic microphones and it is no problem using
condenser microphones and dynamic microphones
simultaneously.

The four combo inputs on the front of Studio Konnekt 48
also feature inputs for high impedance instruments such as guitars
or basses, and to get the best possible sound quality, there is a
separate electronic circuit handling guitar signals. An auto
detecting sensor detects whether you have attached an instrument
and selects the appropriate circuit via the built-in relay
switch.

With 8 TRS line inputs on the rear panel, the total amount
of simultaneously streamable analog inputs is 12. The TRS inputs
are balanced and the input sensitivity can be set to -10 or +4
dB. Analog and digital inputs can be monitored using
the high resolution input display.

On the rear panel, you will also find 8 TRS line outputs.
These would do nicely with a surround speaker setup, typically 5.1
(left, right, center, LFE, left surround, right surround). Also,
line outs would make sense for sending out separate mixes to
external headphone amps, or even to an external mixing desk if
needed. They are also perfect for integrating external analog
hardware with your DAW based studio.

For your main monitor speakers we've provided special XLR
connections. This balanced stereo output is analog, but at the same
time it is digitally controlled. This combines the great analog
sound with the flexibility and precision of digital
control.

The comprehensive digital I/O section features double ADAT
(8 channels, 96 kHz SMUX), TOS, S/PDIF, MIDI and word clock I/O and
the digital part is powered by the unmatched DICE Jet jitter
elimination engine securing the best possible digital
quality. 30 channels are streamed to and 28
channels are streamed from the DAW simultaneously.

The two headphone outputs on the front of Studio Konnekt 48 have
individual amplification, level control and source. The left
headphone output has its own D/A converter, while the right one
uses the same D/A converter as line out 11/12. The flexible routing
of Studio Konnekt 48 even allows you to route two independent
signals to each side (left and right) of your headphones - if
you're a DJ, you'll like this feature, because it allows you to
have the main track in one side and the cue in the other - at the
same time.

FireWire I/O

Studio Konnekt 48 is a 1394 FireWire based audio interface. One
great advantage of this is that it is extremely easy to connect
other Konnekt audio interfaces to your setup, thereby enhancing the
number of I/Os and effect channels in your system. But not only is
it easy to connect to your computer, the future proof network
design also enables direct monitoring between devices.

An important part of the FireWire design of the Konnekt
interfaces is based on a TC designed chip called DICE II™. The DICE
II™ chip is the electronic part that makes the connection between
all the inputs and outputs of Konnekt, but it does way more than
that.

One important feature of the chip is the JET™ jitter elimination
technology. JET™ is TC's next generation of jitter elimination and
sync handling, based on experience from TC flag ship System 6000, EQ
Station and Dynaudio Professional AIR™
speakers.

Jitter Elimination

Caused by the variations in the timing of digital clocks
controlling audio devices in the digital system, packets being
streamed can arrive with varying delays. Jitter appears as audio
degradation including reduced dynamic range and collapsed stereo
fields.

With integrated JET™ technology Studio Konnekt 48 is able
to perfectly align all digital signals from external digital
sources, including the ones from FireWire. This means that all
supported digital formats will be aligned to ensure maximal digital
quality.

JetPLL™ makes sure that unwanted jitter is eliminated, and
plays a significant part of why Studio Konnekt 48 will enhance the
sound of your projects dramatically.

Advanced Clock Recovery

Sometimes users would like to synchronize the system to an
external source. For this purpose, they use a house clock product
to sync to. Studio Konnekt 48 can of course sync to an external
source, using one of its digital ins, including word clock.

One of the problems with syncing to external sources is that the
system is totally dependent on the sync device. If the connection
is broke or the external device is turned of, the system will
potentially stop playing. Some audio interfaces will automatically
shift from external sync to internal sync, and this will keep audio
playing, but at a different sample rate.

A unique feature in Studio Konnekt 48, called Advanced Clock
Recovery, not only ensures that the system continues to play, but
it also makes sure that it continues to play at the sample rate
that it was syncing up to.

Thanks to the DICE II and the JET™ technology, the FireWire
connections are used to their full potential. Not only does the
DICE II ensure ultra stable audio streaming, it also gives you the
potential of streaming a great number of simultaneous audio
channels, without any loss of quality, and with an extremely
accurate timing. And don't forget that all of this can be done in a
massive 192 kHz, 24-bit resolution.